11 Facts About Driving Under the Influence

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Impairment is not reliant upon the type of alcohol consumed, rather the number of drinks over a certain period of time. Despite myths and misconceptions, coffee, a cold shower, or exercise will not make a person more sober; only time will.

On average, a drunk driver will drive 80 times under the influence before their first arrest.

Every 51 minutes in America, someone is killed in a drunk driving crash. That equates to 27 people every day.
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For drivers under 21, the U.S. has a No Tolerance policy that does not allow any alcohol to be in the blood system while behind the wheel. The consequences could include expensive fines, loss of license or jail.

Blum MD, MPH, PhD, Robert Wm., and Farah Qureshi, MHS. "Morbidity and Mortality among Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States." Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Accessed February 26, 2014, http://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/center-for-adolescent-health/az/_images/US%20Fact%20Sheet_FINAL.pdf.